{"id":1461,"date":"2021-03-25T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:10","slug":"refresh-yourself-five-best-unisex-classic-and-niche-colognes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/refresh-yourself-five-best-unisex-classic-and-niche-colognes\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh Yourself: Five Best Unisex Classic and Niche Colognes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Unisex-Colognes-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1469\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Unisex-Colognes-1.jpg\" alt=\"Best Unisex Colognes\" width=\"555\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Unisex-Colognes-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Unisex-Colognes-1.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are colognes?<\/strong> Let\u2019s begin with some history. The first Eau de Cologne was created by Italian Jean-Maria Farina as a tribute to his birthplace in Cologne Germany. Often colognes have a lower strength than perfumes, and are meant to apply often. The Fragrance Industry standard is under ten percent. But over the past decade that has changed, as niche brands added up to twenty five percent strength\u2026 colognes with the longevity and scent trails of eau de parfums (15 to 20 percent). <strong>Many people think that colognes are men\u2019s fragrances or just simple citrus scents. They are perfectly unisex and worn by both men and women. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/\">Perfume.com<\/a> gives you a refresher course on colognes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1462\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"best 4711 colognes\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/best-4711-colognes.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The original and most famous colognes are from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/4711\">4711<\/a>, which has been the standard since 1772.<\/strong> For a new twist on this tried and true classic we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/4711\/4711-acqua-colonia-blood-orange-basil\/women-perfume?sid=4711bob57\">4711 Acqua Colonia Blood Orange &amp; Basil by 4711<\/a> Blood Orange and basil are a wonderful pairing\u2026 the juicy fruitiness is balanced by the aromatic and herbal basil. Spray and spray often.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-714\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Best Hermes colognes\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hermes-cologne.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try a more elegant cologne style with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/hermes\/eau-d-orange-verte\/women-perfume\">Herm\u00e8s Eau D&#8217;Orange Vert<\/a> composed by Fran\u00e7oise Caron (1979).<\/strong> With the zest of the orange, lemon, and mandarin, this is a cologne to wear when you want to stay fresh but still make a great impression. A well-known Fragrance expert who tests dozens of perfumes a day wears this as it never overpowers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1463\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Annick Goutal 1981 Eau d'Hadrien\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Annick-Goutal-1981-Eau-dHadrien.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annick Goutal is credited for being one of the first niche perfume brands, and her first fragrances was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/annick-goutal\/eau-d-hadrien\/women-perfume?sid=eaualg\">Hadrien Eau de Cologne in 1981<\/a>.<\/strong> Bright notes of lemon, grapefruit and citrus are at the top and the addition of Cypress adds a sophisticated green woody facet.\u00a0 So revered, it won a Fragrance Foundation Hall of Fame Award in 2008.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Jo-Malone-colognes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1464\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Jo-Malone-colognes.jpg\" alt=\"Best Jo Malone colognes\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Jo-Malone-colognes-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Jo-Malone-colognes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-Jo-Malone-colognes.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jo Malone is famous for their long lasting and unusual colognes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/jo-malone\/jo-malone-tobacco-mandarin\/men-cologne?sid=jmtm1ozub\">Tobacco and Madarin<\/a> is one of the companies limited edition colognes and is hard to find.<\/strong> With a dazzling and bright opening of fresh peeled mandarin oranges and bouquets of green, the surprise is the distinctive smoky aroma of pipe tobacco and beeswax at the drydown. The longevity is\u00a0 exceptional lasting up to 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/colognes-that-last-long.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1470 \" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/colognes-that-last-long-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"colognes that last long\" width=\"299\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/colognes-that-last-long-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/colognes-that-last-long-996x1024.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/uploads\/2021\/03\/colognes-that-last-long.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandalwood is not usually associated with colognes. That changed when Atelier Cologne introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfume.com\/atelier-cologne\/santal-carmin\/men-cologne?sid=santc33m\">Santal Carmin<\/a><\/strong> <strong>with nearly 20 percent perfume concentration.<\/strong> Is at Cologne or an eau de parfum? It is both, a &#8220;cologne absolue&#8221; and\u00a0 blends the woody aspects of sandalwood with sassy limette in the opening to opening on the skin with a bright fanfare. Soon after, the woods take over and run the show. There are no rough edges to these woods; they have been sanded and polished to be as smooth as silk. Vanilla adds a touch of sweetness in the dry down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are colognes? Until the past decade they were light scents. 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